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google chrome.exe

Installer

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application google chrome.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Setup Quality (Fried Cookie) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

google chrome.exe

Publisher:

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

Version:

2.0.3.3

MD5:

8b218bcda91661acb2ab5cd4be7a7950

SHA-1:

0b76f445b13569ed6f63a1763952d4ee217b1b76

SHA-256:

d55597782e7589a18350ba8f17aabf7e7257f256522fde3d63fe151fa5cc1043

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/17/2025 10:59:28 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.2.4.15

File size:

960.3 KB (983,368 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.2

Web program

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\google chrome.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 8:23:08 AM

Valid to:

6/29/2016 8:32:29 AM

Subject:

CN=Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Setup Quality (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121734671448CB8540659135FEB5A8E8573

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:RmiOa0eOFSiIgFA9q0QgiFg/ORnYhoBXa+R6cPiFjT:RHaexiIRqFgTONYh6KcyV

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Entropy:

7.9307

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file google chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.tagcapitalfactory.com/.../aOjwGEKLJQkhR6wRAZb3GrsLzTuT6hLOwdv8VmhtVNO06OlCHVIr0wKaWNnnWPLT3VzEvYfgrikCNlJgfnyiH7xP0CE9kJWA4l8qfeATh8gQj&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.contentbestsend.com/c?x=nZ2mkO236UvcgjEKaB4Asnr8HDLL50dt5j/rg RJadE=&c=BeugeFNgBDNV25Xu4IDdLp0UTDatV7W8Bdm/.../GIIGlGXaL96vgG3IroI5RdFbaY9YxXXZZE3MB36xNGQXRqiWxmeEca63RZCQxT5oUwsrDa6J8njRTvxYc7NuxwAnnE&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

http://www.contentbestsend.com/.../D439UkzlZncHIax8qh5n7g=&c=y0xWrs4n5R3Kn9CIvRzPexo5RF1yLgh2SaRjPbf9JL2I0cF2fuRdEdMwG3A15 iwDcSBpK3QXLSkPE7OfQKzZ04Ib1eQayOGTVNeurPg6oU2HVvo95Vw4cTgDZWlpTkG&downloadAs=Google Chrome.exe

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